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Bob Hudson

Bob Hudson

Aug 26, 2019

   Robert Elwood "Bob" Hudson, 85, of Ahoskie, NC, departed this life into the eternal presence of his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 26, 2019.

   Born in Rockingham, NC on June 24, 1934, he was the son of the late Linnie David, Sr. and Rosa Nell Porter Hudson. A lifelong member of the Church of God, he actively served his...

Ronald Earl Davenport, Sr.

Ronald Earl Davenport, Sr.

Aug 25, 2019

   Ronald Earl Davenport, Sr., 72, of 176 East Inlet Circle, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019, in his home.

   Mr. Davenport was born in Norfolk, VA on October 8, 1946, and was the son of the late William Dewey and Ethel Lee Briley Davenport. A retired electrician, he was a member of Bethlehem Church of Christ.

   Surviving are...

Edla Laverne Chappell Harrell

Edla Laverne Chappell Harrell

Aug 24, 2019

   Edla Laverne Chappell Harrell, 70, of 134 County Line Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019, in Edenton House Assisted Living.

   Mrs. Harrell was born in Perquimans County on September 21, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Romes Richard and Reba Mae Ward Chappell. A homemaker, she attended Center Hill Baptist Church and its Women’s Missionary...

Louise Fall

Louise Fall

Aug 24, 2019

   Dorothy Louise Fall, 88, of 5400 Kings Park Drive, died Saturday, August 24, 2019, in the Capital Caring Adler Center in Aldie, VA.

   Mrs. Fall was born in Chowan County on April 12, 1931, was the daughter of the late Johnnie Edward and Minnie Edna Bunch Bass, and was raised in the fellowship of Macedonia Baptist Church. For many years...

Robert Oliver Evans, Sr.

Robert Oliver Evans, Sr.

Aug 23, 2019

   Robert Oliver Evans, Sr., 92, a longtime resident and retired farmer in Chowan County, died Friday, August 23, 2019.

   Born in Perquimans County on January 11, 1927, he was the son of the late Winborne Speight and Mary Long Evans. A graduate of Perquimans County High School, he married Mary Bunch Evans, his devoted wife and soulmate for 69 years....

Dot Evans

Dot Evans

Aug 20, 2019

   Doris Phelps Felton Williams “Dot” Evans, 86, of 202 Turner Road, Eure, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.

   Mrs. Evans was born in Bertie County on October 12, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Norman Henderson and Gussie Mae Pierce Phelps. A retired seamstress, she was a member of Eure Christian...

Daddy Ruth Furgerson

Daddy Ruth Furgerson

Aug 15, 2019

   William Curtis “Daddy Ruth” Furgerson, 85, of 932 Sandy Ridge Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019, in his home where he was being cared for by his family.

   “Daddy Ruth” was born in DeKalb County, Alabama, on September 22, 1933. The son of the late William V. and Minnie Ruth Lawson Furgerson, from an early age...

Dorothy Jean Harrell

Dorothy Jean Harrell

Aug 15, 2019

   Dorothy Jean Harrell, 83, formerly of Eure, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Central Harnett Hospital, Lillington, NC.

   Mrs. Harrell was born in Gates County on August 20, 1935, and was the daughter of the late John Sheppard Harrell and Louise Smith Harrell. A lifelong resident of the area, she had moved two years ago to her...

Larry Edward Jarrell

Larry Edward Jarrell

Aug 15, 2019

   Larry Edward Jarrell, 77, of 810 Arrowhead Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Jarrell was born in Sundial, WV on July 20, 1942, and was the son of the late William Carmel and Alma Eileen Aliff Jarrell. Retired from Bristol Compressors in Bristol, VA, he was a Presbyterian by faith, and...

Virginia Farless Williams

Virginia Farless Williams

Aug 13, 2019

   Virginia Farless Williams, 94, of 700 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, in her home.

   Mrs. Williams was born in Bertie County on February 28, 1925, and was the daughter of the late William Timothy and Nellie Perry Farless. Through the years she had worked at the Historic Penelope Barker House, the Edenton Visitor Center,...

Laura Rose Propson Garretson

Laura Rose Propson Garretson

Aug 12, 2019

   Laura Rose Propson Garretson, 38, of 156 Carters Road, Gatesville, NC, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019, in her home where she was being comforted by her family.

   Laura was born in Allentown, PA on December 29, 1980, and was the daughter of Philip E. Propson of Marshall’s Creek, PA, and the late Jane Richards Propson. A graduate of...

Sybil Simmons Sumerlin

Sybil Simmons Sumerlin

Aug 12, 2019

   Maud Sybil Simmons Sumerlin, 91, formerly of Coinjock, NC, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 12, 2019 at Currituck House Memory Care, Moyock.

   Born in Hyde County on January 11, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Lee Graham and Mary Jane Dunbar Simmons. A homemaker, she was a member of Coinjock Baptist Church.

   In addition...

Marlene Chappell Wilson

Marlene Chappell Wilson

Aug 11, 2019

   Marlene Kaye Chappell Wilson, 68, of 2938 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, August 11, 2019, in her home.

   Marlene was born in Chowan County on April 30, 1951, and was the daughter of the late Otis Randolph and Clara Marie Bunch Chappell. Employed with George C. Moore Company for many years, she later retired from J. Leek Associates...

Ramona Crocker Keays

Ramona Crocker Keays

Aug 10, 2019

   Ramona Raye Crocker Keays, 50, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019, in Edenton.

   Born on December 24, 1968 in Suffolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late David and Betty Jean Joyner Crocker.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Arthur and Daisy Joyner and W.D. and Katherine Crocker.

   Surviving family members are...

Brenda Shean Stallings

Brenda Shean Stallings

Aug 10, 2019

   Brenda Carol Shean Stallings, 73, of Drum Avenue, Newton, NC, died Saturday, August 10, 2019, in Piedmont Henry Hospital, Stockbridge, GA.

   Brenda was born in Elizabeth City on April 3, 1946, was the daughter of the late Thomas William Shean and Clarine Whedbee Stallings, and the step-daughter of the late Roy Stallings. She spent her childhood on the family farm...

Inez "Shorty" Beaulieu Long

Inez "Shorty" Beaulieu Long

Aug 10, 2019

   Inez Beaulieu “Shorty” Long, 84, of Albemarle Village Apartments, Hertford, NC, and a former resident of Long Lane in Edenton, died Saturday, August 10, 2019, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mrs. Long was born in Rusk County, Wisconsin on August 19, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Remee Monroe and Laura Mabel Jacobson Beaulieu. A retired Licensed Practical...

Betty Dunning Waterfield

Betty Dunning Waterfield

Aug 9, 2019

   Betty Lou Dunning Waterfield, 79, of 201 Hall Street, Aulander, NC, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, in her home.

   Mrs. Waterfield was born in Bertie County on January 7, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Curtis Dunning and Maggie Elizabeth Terry Brown.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Franklin...

Sylvia Pike Pritchett

Sylvia Pike Pritchett

Aug 8, 2019

   Sylvia Jean Pike Pritchett, 64, of 307 E. Queen Street, Lot A, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, August 8, 2019, at her daughter’s home on Mexico Road in Edenton.

   Mrs. Pritchett was born in Chowan County on October 11, 1954, and was the daughter of the late David V. and Bessie Vanhorn Pike. She had formerly worked as the retail manager...

Daryl Eugene Hurdle

Daryl Eugene Hurdle

Aug 8, 2019

   Daryl Eugene Hurdle, 93, of 393 Swing Gate Road, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, August 8, 2019, in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.

   Mr. Hurdle was born in Perquimans County on March 31, 1926, and was the son of the late William Quinton and Lillie Pink Jordan Hurdle. Retired from the Aircraft and Supply Center at the US Coast Guard...

Donna Buckley Waters

Donna Buckley Waters

Aug 7, 2019

   Donna Blanche Buckley Waters, 82, of 66 Joppa Road, Belvidere, NC, and formerly a longtime resident of Newport News, VA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family.

   Mrs. Waters was born in Romeo, CO on January 12, 1937, and was the daughter of the late John and Mary Lavinia Swafford Buckley. A...

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